GoodFellas Monologue

GoodFellas by Nicholas Pileggi & Martin Scorsese

Character:

Henry

Gender:

Male

Age (range):

18 - 55

Style:

Drama

Length:

2 minutes

Henry: You know, we always called each other good fellas. Like you
said to, uh, somebody, 'You're gonna like this guy. He's all right. He's a
good fella. He's one of us.' You understand? We were good fellas.
Wiseguys. But Jimmy and I could never be made because we had Irish blood.
It didn't even matter that my mother was Sicilian. To become a member of a
crew you've got to be one hundred per cent Italian so they can trace all
your relatives back to the old country. See, it's the highest honor they
can give you. It means you belong to a family and crew. It means that
nobody can f#@k around with you. It also means you could f#@k around with
anybody just as long as they aren't also a member. It's like a license to
steal. It's a license to do anything. As far as Jimmy was concerned with
Tommy being made, it was like we were all being made. We would now have
one of our own as a member.